diff --git a/lib/cli/commands/account.js b/lib/cli/commands/account.js
index e40a3295b..d0df3d022 100644
--- a/lib/cli/commands/account.js
+++ b/lib/cli/commands/account.js
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ exports.init = function (cli) {
     // by version <= 0.6.0 and if so fix-up
     if (cfg.port) {
       cfg.endpoint = url.format({
-        protocol: 'http',
+        protocol: 'https',
         hostname: cfg.endpoint,
         port: cfg.port
       });